CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Novella, chord by chord.

Chords of: Novella by: Essemm. (Ebm, Abm7, Abm6, Bmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Novella”

“Novella” by Essemm is in Eb Minor and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Abm7, Abm6, Bmaj7.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Ebm → Abm → Ebm → Abm6 → Ebm → Bmaj7 → Abm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm0:4429%
Abm60:2819%
Abm70:2617%
Bmaj70:1812%
Abm0:149%
Bbmaj70:075%
C#7/E#0:042%
Fm7b50:022%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – Abm6 – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Abm – Bbmaj7 – Fm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm6 – Ebm – Abm6 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – C#7/E# – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – C#7/E# – Ebm7 – Bb – Abm7 – C#7/E# – Ebm6 – Abm6 – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Abm6 – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Abm6 – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Abm – Bbmaj7 – Abm6 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F#6 – Abm7 – Fm7b5 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – …